Forestry Training Institute, Olmotonyi

  • Name

    Forestry Training Institute, Olmotonyi

  • Herbarium Code

    FTOH

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Contact

    [255] 027 2509637
    Fax: [255] 027 2509795
    Email: info@fti.ac.tz

  • Address

    Forestry Training Herbarium
    Forestry Training Institute, Olmotonyi
    P. O. Box 943
    Arusha
    Tanzania
    http://www.fti.ac.tz

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Plants and fungi

    Geography: Tanzania

  • Notes

    Entered Oct 2015. The Forestry Training Institute Olmotonyi is a technical institute that trains students at certificate and diploma in forestry who are expected to be involved in plant resources assessment/mensuration, and thus plant identification approaches have to be rooted at the herbarium, with local and international recognition. The herbarium will offer expertise to botanical researchers, permanent reference, short and long courses training offering in Tanzania, involving local and international groups. Sharing information among institutions of the world is among vital tasks of the herbarium.

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  • Number of Specimens

    5000

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae
    Bryophytes
    Fungi/Lichens
    Pteridophytes
    Seed Plants
  • Date Founded

    2009

  • Updated

    /10/2015

  • Important Collectors

    C. J. Kayombo, R. A. Giliba